Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1887-05-06
Local. BRIEFS.

MIS-. Judge Kelly has been very I'M
well for several days. She is now much
better.
j. D. Alexander ha. big lot of
Corn Planters, Horse Collars and
Chains. April slim.
@. NJ. Weber. of Salem, is to be
the editor ola Republican paper to
be started at Wytheville.
G. G. Kelly has accepted position on
the Engineering Corps that passed from
Capt. Perry down the river, Monday.
Harvey g. Alexander, on account of
ill health, has left the Male Academy Mt
Wytheville. He arrived home last week.
Rev. M. w. Dogget left Tuesday morn
ing for Marion to be present at Presby-
terry which convened at that place the
Ord inst.
Mrs. Charlie Painter is visiting the
families of Capt. w. E. Peery and Mrs.
PIERCE. She was ut one time Tazewell
lady, being the daughter of VIM. Cecil,
Esq.
The Sr. is again on the war path. He
left Monday morning for Lynchburg,
where he will probably spend week in
the interest of the NEWS and other inn
portant business.
w. w. Peery Sc Co. are erecting q
large store house adjacent to their
WOODEN Mills and will put in good
stock of goods shortly. MIR. n. L. Peery
is now in Baltimore buying.
A party of ladies and gentlemen from
Jeifersonville will attend the National
Drill i'll Washington City 3rd of May.
If as many rs % go, round trip tickets
will cost, from Graham, $40.
The Semi-C Centennial catalogue has
just been issued from this office. The
book confirms about one hundred and
sixty pages and is full of interesting
"reminiscences and contains complete
list of all the old students.
w. o. Crawford, with the we'll known
and justly popular Boot and Shoes house
of Weimer, Wright s. Watkin, Philadel-
phia. sold several largo bills to our city
merchants this week. Mr.. Crawford is
one of the mostpopular drummers that
visits this section. His success is we'll
merited.
We are requested by Messrs. j. D.
Hobbie & Co., Lynchburg Manufacture
er s State Agents for Pianos and Organs,
to state that they buy direct from the
manufacturers ut first cost and have no
connection with any other music house
i'll Virginia except their own branch
houses and agencies. This statement is
made in order to correct misrepresenta-
tions and false impressions made by 4
certain INSCRIPTIONS fellow travelling
for another music house to advance his
own interests.
Beverly Warren, while engaged with
four other colored men in digging for
iron ore two miles north of town, had
his leg literally shivered below the knee
by the earth falling ON him. They had
dug hole 25 feet deep and 40 feet long
UP to Tuesday afternoon when the nc
cident happened. Warren WAS under
five feet of dirt for half an hour and
when found was almost suffocated.
The other men escaped unframed but
were badly frightened and say they
will never go under ground again.
Capt. Albert Plcasonton, of Philadel-
phia. who lead cavalry company of
the blues in the late war and who is n
Democrat of the Jefrersoninn school,
with Capt. HARRISON, of Philadelphia,
has been attracted here by the reports of
our coal and iron, and are now in the
west end of our county. Mr.. HARRISON
learned something of our county some
years ago, while in charge of a survey
ing party, making surveys for the Rich
mond & Louisville R. r. He is now
connected with the Philadelphia Press.
The reception tender ed Miss Win.
rie Davis, daughter Of jefferson
Davis. by the citizens of Chattanooga,
Tenn, Mt the Stanton House Tuesday
night, was one OF the most brilliant
social events in the history Of that
city, More than five hundred invita-
lions were issued, and the reception
was attended by all the leading citi-
7ens of that city. After the banquet
at ii o'clock dancing was begun.
Hiss Davis will return to her home
next week.
DIED, in Pikeville, Ky, on the 7th day
Of April last, DR.. Benjamin F. Kelly,
formerly of this county. DIR. Kelly was
born on the 10th day of October, 1897.
At the age of eighteen he enlisted as a
soldier, and served with Gen. Scots
army IN Mexico, where he was severely
wounded in four different places, the
effect of which no doubt hastened his
death. When the war between the